This Liquid Nitrogen-Powered Nerf Gun Is Delightfully Absurd

Nerf blaster modifications come in all different forms, from rigs that give you basicallyunlimited ammunition to more ambitious total-conversion mods that change moreabout a blaster than they actually leave the same. But this modification project by Giaco Whatever has got to be one of the most involved and ridiculous we've ever seen. I mean, who wouldn't want to try a blaster powered by liquid nitrogen?

Equal parts impressive and impractical, this blaster fires by trapping expanding liquid nitrogen in a chamber where its only way out is a DIY burst disk made of potato chip bag. The result is that the blaster doesn't fire when the trigger is pulled, but rather at the point of burst-disk failure a small but indeterminable amount of time later. That, plus an arduous reloading process that involves replacing the disk and pouring some bubbling liquid nitrogen through a funnel makes this blaster extremely impractical (not that you'd ever want to point it at a person), but also a hell of a lot of fun to watch:

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The video includes an in-depth look at the testing and modification process, but if you just want to skip straight to the testing, you can hop to minute 21 for the action.

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